Kenny Malone profiles the artist behind some of the most widely seen art work in South Florida -- an artist few know anything about. John McMahon, a police composite sketch artist. The police department does not keep statistics on this, but America's Most Wanted estimates that McMahon's drawings may have helped apprehend almost 800 suspects. Listen to the story here.
Chris Wolfe is a public speaking coach who volunteers at a Gavel Club at a federal prison near Miami. He helps inmates prepare for life on the outside.
Miami Beach was the end of the line for serial killer Andrew Cunanan. But five years earlier, a different serial killer, this one from Austria, led police on an international manhunt that ended in South Beach.
The writer Somerset Maugham called Florida a "sunny place for shady people." A couple of decades before Bernard Madoff hit Palm Beach, a pair of cat burglars hit mansions up and down the coast.
You may have heard of Queen Brown. Her son was killed two years ago, and ever since, she's pushed for an end to youth violence. In speeches and articles, Queen talks about the wrenching experience of losing her son. But the fallout of his death still haunts her.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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